86.8% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 81.9%
- 2021: 86.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellevue Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellevue Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Bellevue Hill have remained exceptionally high, with more than half of all adults holding a university degree. This area is far ahead of national trends in both school completion and higher qualifications, marking it as one of the most highly educated places in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing secondary school is very common here, with 86.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellevue Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is a defining feature of the area, as 54.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 27.8%, with nearly 20% of adults holding a postgraduate degree.
54.7% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bellevue Hill, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Postgraduate degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.5%, followed by society and culture at 19.7% and health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 615 students and a very high advantage score. While there are 48 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.64
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
615
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,162
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellevue Hill
48 schools — 28,913 students, average ICSEA 1,162.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 17 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 12 · Secondary 11
| The Scots College, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,693 | 1,181 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | — | 1,203 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 377 | 1,145 |
| Double Bay Public School, Double Bay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 237 | 1,135 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 667 | 1,193 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| McAuley Catholic Primary School, Rose Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 273 | 1,168 |
| Rose Bay Secondary College, Dover Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,127 | 1,107 |
| Ascham School, Edgecliff | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,182 | 1,217 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School, Bondi Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 88 | 1,160 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Bondi Beach Public School, Bondi Beach | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 348 | 1,120 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| Kambala, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 986 | 1,169 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Wairoa School, Bondi Beach | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 75 | 1,025 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| WAYS Secondary, Bondi | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 62 | 987 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 851 | 1,160 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Glenmore Road Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 263 | 1,176 |
| St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School, Paddington | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 151 | 1,167 |
| Kesser Torah College, Dover Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 484 | 1,082 |
| Paddington Public School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 147 | 1,155 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| Darlinghurst Public School, Potts Point | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 210 | 1,156 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 513 | 1,161 |
| St Vincent's College, Potts Point | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 755 | 1,145 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 615 | 1,032 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 73 | 968 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 936 | 1,209 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 288 | 1,114 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,925 | 1,274 |
| St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 937 | 1,125 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellevue Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10271/bellevue-hill/topic/education